[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15440-15441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05719]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Rural Health Clinic COVID-
19 Reporting Portal, OMB No. 0906-0056--Revision

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
HRSA has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments 
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided 
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the 
review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30 
day comment period for this Notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than April 18, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for

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Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the acting 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or 
call (301) 443-9094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 
(RHC COVID-19) Reporting Portal, OMB No. 0906-0056--Revision.
    Abstract: In October 2020, HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health 
Policy (FORHP) created a monthly, aggregate data report to collect 
information on COVID-19 testing and related expenses conducted by 
funded organizations participating in the RHC COVID-19 Testing (RHCCT) 
Program funded through the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care 
Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 116-139). FORHP is expanding this data report 
to collect information on COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 mitigation, and 
related expenses conducted by funded organizations participating in the 
RHC COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation (RHCCTM) Program funded through the 
American Rescue Plan Act (Pub. L. 117-2). Funded organizations were 
identified by Tax Identification Number (TIN), and a TIN organization 
may operate one or more RHC sites which were identified by unique CMS 
Certification Numbers. Respondents are TIN organizations who received 
funding for COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 mitigation, and related 
expenses. HRSA issued RHCCTM funding as one-time payments to 2,301 TIN 
organizations based on the number of certified RHC sites they operate, 
providing $100,000 per clinic site (4,459 RHC sites total across the 
country). Data report information is needed to comply with federal 
requirements to monitor funds distributed under the Paycheck Protection 
Program and Health Care Enhancement Act and the American Rescue Plan 
Act.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, 87 FR 103 
(January 3, 2022). There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The RHC COVID-19 
Reporting Portal collects information from RHC-funded providers who use 
RHCCT Program funding and RHCCTM Program funding to support COVID-19 
testing, expand access to testing in rural communities, and other 
related expenses. The RHC COVID-19 Reporting Portal also collects 
information from RHC-funded providers who use RHCCTM Program funding to 
support COVID-19 mitigation and other related expenses. These data are 
critical to meet FORHP's requirements to monitor and report on how 
federal funding is being used and to measure the effectiveness of the 
RHCCT Program and RHCCTM Program. Revisions include a confirmation page 
for TIN organization self-certification following completion of each 
program after the period of availability. Specifically, these data will 
be used to assess the following:
     Whether program funds are being spent for their intended 
purposes;
     COVID-19 testing or testing related use(s) of RHCCTM 
funds;
     COVID-19 mitigation or mitigation related use(s) of RHCCTM 
funds;
     Where COVID-19 testing supported by these funds is 
occurring;
     Number of at-home (i.e., home collection; direct-to-
consumer; over-the-counter) COVID-19 tests distributed (optional);
     Number of COVID-19 tests;
     Number of positive COVID-19 tests;
     TIN organizations self-certification of complete 
expenditure of RHCCT Program funds and/or full or partial return of 
RHCCT Program funds; and
     TIN organizations self-certification of complete 
expenditure of RHCCTM Program funds and/or full or partial return of 
RHCCTM Program funds.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents are TIN organizations who own or 
operate one or more RHC who received funding for COVID-19 testing, 
COVID-19 mitigation, and related expenses.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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RHC COVID-19 Reporting Portal...           2,301              19          43,719            0.33          14,427
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    Total.......................           2,301  ..............          43,719  ..............          14,427
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    HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-05719 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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